Chapter 401 The Mountbatten Plan
For those who will be working from Newfoundland in their own hands for the next year, Alan Wilson can be said to be very courteous. And the thoughts in the hearts of the Chinese people, to be honest, he can't hide it from him.
In Alan Wilson's heart, it is indeed sincere hope that from this cooperation, a group of future pillars of British Malaya will be selected and a cooperative relationship will be established. The combination of interests is stronger than any fetters.
Alan Wilson said that it is best to find a group of people with massage skills to accompany them. The local conditions are relatively poor and they must be self-sufficient. If they can carry some seeds, they can also help the workers in summer.
"Do you want a bone-setting doctor? Let's inquire everywhere!" Su Yang nodded solemnly, "Master Zhongtang can not hide the local situation. Our brothers are very grateful. I, Su Yang, respect Master Zhongtang."
"It's nothing. Newfoundland will need your help in the next year." Alan Wilson raised his glass without any hesitation. "Although I'm not in Malaya, I can still talk about things here. My father-in-law is the uncle of the current crown prince... According to your words, he is called the uncle of the country."
Pretending to be a family member of the royal family, of course conceals the fact that the crown prince of the British Empire is actually a woman. Although Britain is not worth mentioning compared with China in terms of human relations, it is easier to understand from a Chinese perspective.
Sure enough, with such a fleeting disclosure, the men including Tian Qianqiu and Su Yang were all in awe, and seemed to understand why Alan Wilson had already become Lord Zhongtang at such an age, which made sense.
The governor of a place, such a virtuous corporal, drank with ordinary people like them without any scruples, which made everyone look very bright.
"I hope we can cooperate sincerely in the coming year and get what we need." Alan Wilson took the initiative to raise his glass at the end, and then said that he was too strong to drink, and he could still eat some food, but the wine was really undrinkable.
After eating and drinking, he returned to the commissioner's office. Malaya commissioner Gerald Edward saw the governor of Newfoundland, who smelled of alcohol, coming back, "Allen, you don't seem to feel strange at all."
Well! Alan Wilson burped and said, "What's strange, the Chinese food here is very authentic. Ask them to bring more wine when they leave. The weather in Newfoundland really needs some wine to keep out the cold. The Soviets are experts in this regard."
This is drunk? Gerald Edward smiled helplessly, "I think you can get along well with these Chinese."
"In any aspect, general topics are fine." Alan Wilson sat down in a zombie-like posture, and said without concealment, "In fact, these Chinese are not difficult to deal with. Of course, this is just my personal perception. As long as you understand their needs, it will be easy to deal with them."
"Oh, is it?" Gerald Edward's intuitive feeling is that his back does not hurt when he stands and talks, "But among some people, the desire for independence is very high. Although the situation has been stable for the past year, who knows if it is hidden."
"Some words can be explained more clearly, let them realize the fact that Malaya should be compared with Japan. Unless the US military withdraws from Japan one day, Malaya will never think about independence." Alan Wilson said with a smile, "Actually, some words are more hurtful, but the overseas civil servants are not prepared to make Malaya independent and are willing to pay some price for it. When such a day comes, it will be compared to the model of British India. Of course, since it is partition and demarcation, it will definitely not be so fair.
For example, it is normal to allocate most cities to Malays, after all, Malays are locals. "
“And I remember that the Malays insist that only they are locals, regardless of whether Britain, China or India are foreign forces. This is very simple. When the day comes, we leave and support the views of the Malays. Either support us to colonize Malaya, or leave with the British. There is no third way to choose.”
"Of course, what we overseas civil servants hope most is that everyone will live in peace. If there is a falling out, it is not good for everyone. It is true that we in the UK are uncomfortable, but they all have to die."
"Speaking of this issue, it seems that the Dutch nationals are evacuating Java Island and migrating to Kalimantan Island. And they are negotiating with Australia on the New Guinea issue, and they seem to be preparing for partition."
After hearing Alan Wilson mention the issue of partition, Gerald Edward thought of the changes in the Dutch.
"Well, I know about it. In fact, this record is good. If it is France or Portugal, we can feel more at ease." Alan Wilson nodded. "The French and Portuguese are more reassuring on the colonial issue. With these two countries in the front, we will be much less stressed."
The French are relatively hard-headed. France should have understood in Vietnam that after the awakening of nationalism, the colonial policy would no longer work, but they did not grant freedom, equality, and fraternity to the Algerians.
Instead of pacifying the Algerians, giving them the status of French citizens, and giving them independence, they intensified the squeeze to heal the wounds of World War II, the Vietnam War, and the Korean War.
If France can make some concessions, a French-Algerian confederation that is closer than the Commonwealth is likely enough to completely overwhelm Britain and Germany and become the leader of Europe. Europe will move towards unity under the leadership of France, instead of France and Germany.
But on the issue of colonies, the Portuguese are the most credible, and they did not let go of the colonies until the revolution broke out in the country.
The Netherlands began to prepare for the partition secretly. Not only did Alan Wilson know, but he planned it from the perspective of the Dutch. What is the Dutch-Indian Federation? What is that thing, even if it is really established, what is the point?
"According to our agreement with the French, we will fully support the French rule in Vietnam." Gerald Edward nodded, and he could also see that the French's military operations in Vietnam were serious.
After the war, Britain negotiated with France, and France supported Britain's restoration of other colonies in Asia, and Britain withdrew from southern Vietnam, giving Vietnam to France for management.
"I can see that the French are serious, but the French mainland is too far away. The trend of the war has to be linked to Vietnam's northern neighbor." Alan Wilson chatted for a while, and the wine tended to sober up. "If the idiot supported by the United States loses the war, it will be useless for France to persist in Vietnam. I have no suggestions. Blow up all modern facilities before leaving, including power plants, railways, and ports."
This is also the attitude of the French in Africa in the future, but the things in Vietnam were taken over by the United States in the later stage, so France doesn't have to be so desperate.
The French are still a little too rigid. If Alan Wilson is replaced, the compulsory assimilation of the Ming Dynasty will be directly moved out. In fact, it is more accurate to summarize it with shaving hair and changing clothes. In fact, when the Ming Dynasty occupied Vietnam, it probably implemented this policy, starting with forced assimilation from the clothes.
The reason why the Ming Dynasty is not famous for doing this is much simpler. It is easy to scold others, but it takes courage to scold yourself.
But as a Briton, Alan Wilson will faithfully write this kind of thing into the history books, at least from the perspective of provoking relations between Vietnam and its northern neighbors.
But then again, is that kind of relationship still provoked by Alan Wilson? Falling out is a matter of time. Which country negotiated with the French at the Geneva Conference, and finally the partition of the North and the South was negotiated and accepted by North Vietnam? What do you think you are Vietnamese?
Anyway, Britain did something similar once in history, and it ended up in history as the Munich Conspiracy.
Anyway, Allen Wilson tried his best to convince Gerald Edward that his idea was absolutely correct. If he didn’t believe it, he would wait for the partition of India and Pakistan. “Once there is a civil war between India and Pakistan, don’t block the news. You must let the people in Malaya know. If there are 500,000 dead, we will say 1 million in the newspapers. Anyway, the statistics in India are just for fun. Maybe we doubled the number to be the real number.”
"But some leaders who pursue independence have gone to Java, and we can't send troops to fight them." Gerald Edward said embarrassingly, "It is difficult for us to catch these people in Malaya, let alone go to Java."
"This can only be done by means that are not on the stage." Alan Wilson started his own mind, and finally revealed nothing to Gerald Edward.
He wants to talk to Mikhailovich in Northern Rhodesia, playing ethnic cleansing with the telegram he helped? Now both of them are grasshoppers on the same rope. It is not too much for him to ask these Yugoslavs to send some help.
At this time, Lord Radcliffe, the most important lawyer in history so far, had already set off from London. Before Lord Radcliffe set off, Governor Mountbatten officially announced the partition plan, establishing the principle of British India's independence and the partition of India and Pakistan.
Nehru and Ali Jinnah got the news at the same time, but in fact Ali Jinnah had already prepared for this. The Muslim League headed by Jinnah naturally agrees with the partition of India and Pakistan and the establishment of an independent Pakistan. In fact, this is also the goal of Jinnah's lifelong struggle.
But Nehru is different. In Nehru's view, the division of the country is a disaster. Mountbatten believed that India had to bear this price in order to gain independence. He also believes that unification may not be good, and the reality of fierce conflicts between Hindus and peaceful believers cannot achieve this. India and Pakistan can go their own way and live their own lives.
"Jinnah does not agree to be in the same country with Hindus. What does Mr. Nehru want me to do? Tell London to mobilize the country, suppress the Muslim League, and then hand it over to the Congress Party?" General Mountbatten looked at Nehru indifferently and said, "Do you think this is realistic?"
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